Leadership and Managing Growth Overview

"We are much more likely to act our way into a new way of thinking than think our way into a new way of acting." -- Anonymous

The Challenge

In a study of practices in fifteen firms with reputations for doing a superior job of attracting and developing people with leadership potential, culture was identified as the critical factor, reports John Kotter in his book A Force for Change. Creating the proper environment is one of the most important leadership tasks in an organization. The next most important task is properly managing growth so it does not become a liability for the organization through chaos, lost business opportunities and customers.